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Example sentences for: gently

How can you use “gently” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

It is a map, Tufte noted, that illustrates "how multivariate complexity can be subtly integrated into graphical architecture, integrated so gently and unobtrusively that viewers are hardly aware that they are looking into a world of four or five dimensions."
DMEM (2 ml) with 2% FBS was subsequently added to the wells and the gels were gently detached from the walls to float the collagen disks.
"A chief of state has needs, sweetie pie, just like any other man," he added, putting his hand gently on the back of Monica's luxuriant dark hair, guiding her down to his fiery loins.
The quarter around Santa María del Mar decayed gently without interference, leaving it the most authentically medieval part of the city.
My question is this: How do I gently ask her to "play nice" without hurting her feelings?